Paraphrase the following sentence: I was no longer in a tropical zone and I felt cold inside and out, the first time such a sensation had come over me.

A、Death would be too kind and brief.

B、I wanted to gobble up the room entire and take it to Bailey, who would help me analyze and enjoy it.

C、With the cold lemonade they were sufficient for childhood’s lifelong diet.

D、I knew from listening to a thousand preachers that she was nearing the end of her reading, and I hadn’t really heard, heard to understand, a single word.

Read the following passage and answer the questions. Bobby was getting cold．Try as he might he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift．“This is useless even if I do have an idea I don’t have money to spend．” 　　Since his father had passed away the family had struggled．But what the family lacked in money and material things they made up for in love． 　　Wiping a tear from his eye Bobby started to walk from shop to shop looking into each decorated window．Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of reach． 　　It was starting to get dark when he suddenly discovered a dime(十分钱)lying on the ground．Never before had anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby felt at that moment． 　　He walked into the first store but his excitement quickly turned cold when he was told nothing could be bought with only a dime．He then went into a flower shop．Hearing Bobby’s words and looking at the dime the shop owner said “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you．” 　　Bobby waited until the last customer left．The shop owner moved to the counter saying “I happened to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen．Would you like them young man?” Could this be true? When the man placed roses into his hands he knew it was true．Walking out gratefully Bobby heard the shop keeper say“Merry Christmas son．” 　　Staring out of the window tears in eyes the shop keeper explained to his wife “A strange thing happened to me this morning．While I was to open the shop I heard a voice telling me to set aside a dozen of my best roses for a special gift．I wasn’t sure at the time whether I had lost my mind or what but I set them aside anyway．Then when the little boy came in I saw myself many years ago who was a poor boy with nothing to buy mother a Christmas gift．A man I never knew stopped me on the street and gave me ten dollars．Then I knew who that voice was． The shop owner and his wife hugged each other tightly and as they stepped out into the bitter cold air they somehow didn’t feel cold at all． (1) With the dime that Bobby found _________． A． he could afford nothing but a dozen of roses B． he could buy anything he wanted for his mother C． he couldn’t have afforded the roses without the shop owner D． he could use it to buy something in memory of his father

A、A． he could afford nothing but a dozen of roses

B、B． he could buy anything he wanted for his mother

C、C． he couldn’t have afforded the roses without the shop owner

D、D． he could use it to buy something in memory of his father

Read the following passage and answer the questions. Bobby was getting cold．Try as he might he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift．“This is useless even if I do have an idea I don’t have money to spend．” 　　Since his father had passed away the family had struggled．But what the family lacked in money and material things they made up for in love． 　　Wiping a tear from his eye Bobby started to walk from shop to shop looking into each decorated window．Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of reach． 　　It was starting to get dark when he suddenly discovered a dime(十分钱)lying on the ground．Never before had anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby felt at that moment． 　　He walked into the first store but his excitement quickly turned cold when he was told nothing could be bought with only a dime．He then went into a flower shop．Hearing Bobby’s words and looking at the dime the shop owner said “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you．” 　　Bobby waited until the last customer left．The shop owner moved to the counter saying “I happened to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen．Would you like them young man?” Could this be true? When the man placed roses into his hands he knew it was true．Walking out gratefully Bobby heard the shop keeper say“Merry Christmas son．” 　　Staring out of the window tears in eyes the shop keeper explained to his wife “A strange thing happened to me this morning．While I was to open the shop I heard a voice telling me to set aside a dozen of my best roses for a special gift．I wasn’t sure at the time whether I had lost my mind or what but I set them aside anyway．Then when the little boy came in I saw myself many years ago who was a poor boy with nothing to buy mother a Christmas gift．A man I never knew stopped me on the street and gave me ten dollars．Then I knew who that voice was． The shop owner and his wife hugged each other tightly and as they stepped out into the bitter cold air they somehow didn’t feel cold at all． (1) With the dime that Bobby found _________． A． he could afford nothing but a dozen of roses B． he could buy anything he wanted for his mother C． he couldn’t have afforded the roses without the shop owner D． he could use it to buy something in memory of his father

A、A

B、B

C、C

D、D

Directions:

Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.

Text1

Bumrateisthespeedatwhichastartupbusinessconsumesmoney.Myratewouldbe$50,000amonthwhenmy

newmediacompanystarted.So,Ibeganlookingaroundforindividualswhowouldbemyfirstinvestors.“Angelmoney”itwascalled.ButwhenIreviewedmylistofacquaintancestofindthosewhomightbeabletohelp,Ifoundthenumber

gotsmall.

Withnootherchoices,Ibeganmeetingwiththeventure-capitalcompanies.ButIwaswarnedtheytookahugeshareofyourcompanyforthemoneytheyputin.Andifyou

struggled,theycoulddropyoucold.

AsIwassearchingfor“angelmoney”,IstartedtobuildateamwhotrustedmeeventhoughIdidn'thavemoneyforpaychecksyet.

BillBeckerwasanexpertincomputerprogrammingandimageprocessingataveryfamousMediaLabatM.I.T.With

hisarrival,mycompanysuddenlyhadamajortechnology“guy”in-house.

KatherineHenderson,afilmmakerandaformerreal-estatedealer,joinedusasourdirectorofmarketresearch.SteveWhitecameonasoperatingofficer.Hehadworked

forthedeveloperofahome-financesoftware,Quicken.Wegrabbedhim.

Wehadsomereallygoodpeople,butwestilldidn'thaveenoughmoney.Onenight,myneighbor,LouiseJohnson,

cameforavisit.SheandIwereonlynoddingacquaintances,butherboysandourswereconstantcompanions.She

ranaverygoodbusinessatthetime.

Louisewasbrilliantandmissednothing.Shehadbeenwatchingmyprogressclosely.SheknewIwasdyingform

oneyandIhadprospectsbutcouldoffernoguaranteesofsuccess.

Shetoldmethatherattorneyhadtalkedtomineandthetermshadbeenagreedupon.Shehandedmeanenvelope.

Insidewasacheckfor$500,000.

Ialmostfelldown.Iheardhervoiceasiffromheaven.

“Ihaveconfidenceinyourplan,”shesaid.“You'11dowell.You'regoingtoworkhardforit,butit'ssatisfyingwhenyoubuildyourowncompany.”

WhowouldhavethoughtI'dfindanangelsoclosetohome?Therewerenowordssufficientforthemoment.Wejustsaidgoodnight.SheleftandIjuststoodthere,completely

humbledandcompletelycommitted.

46.Foranewly-establishedbusiness,bumraterefersto___________.

[A]thesalaryitpaystoitsstaff

[B]theinterestitpaystothebank

[C]thewayinwhichitraisescapital

[D]thespeedatwhichitspendsmoney

Directions: In the following ankle, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET I .

If the 20th century has been the American century, then there are plenty of people saying watch this space: the twenty first century will be different. The distinguishing characteristic of the post-cold-war world is that there is only one super power. 41) _______________.

The military muscle-flexing we have seen from China over the last few years could be an indication of how things are likely to go, although it has to be said that to many people's surprise the Chinese have been quite constructive over East Timor. But I think we must assume that the main struggle in the 21st century will be with China, already the world's largest nation. Happily, the Chinese seem to have no global pretensions. One can't see them interfering in some far-distant conflict, and in both military and economic terms they are still light years behind America.

42) _______________.

Europe is already the largest trading block in the world, 43) _______________. . It' s worth remembering that while Europe spends 60 per cent of what the USA does in defence, it has only 10 per cent of the Americans' firepower.

In the Middle East, in a relatively short space of time, bubbling conflicts have moved closer to resolution. The Arab Israeli dispute has been reduced to its core essentials, while agreement between Syria and Israel remains the strategic prize for peace. Iran is undergoing a slow transformation but the outstanding political issue here is Iraq and Saddam Hussein's extraordinary survival. The international community remains bitterly divided about what to do.

Africa, I fear, is going to remain a disaster area, simply because it does not figure on people's mental maps. Currently there is war raging in six countries around the Congo, yet there's very little sense the international community will do anything about it. There is, though, some good news. If you look back a year ago to Algeria, it was drowning in its own blood. Now it seems to be back on the right track.

44) _______________. For many years the non-proliferation regime actually worked surprisingly well, but India and Pakistan going nuclear has been a great blow to the status quo. And now there are new biological and chemical weapons—undreamed-of horrors—not to mention the whole legacy of the cold war which hasn't been cleaned up, such as Russian nuclear waste in the Arctic.

The fundamental problem is that there are countries that are simply being left behind by the onward march of globalization. Global issues such as the environment and drugs—and perhaps even human rights—are going to come much more to the fore. 45) _______________.

[A] It is called to be an economic giant, especially when the euro has been issued.

[B] but while the euro could help it become an economic giant, and even challenge the dollar, it looks likely to re main a political and military pygmy.

[C] And there's only one candidate on the horizon to challenge the US—China.

[D] As the world shrinks, so we shall have an increasing sense of the need for an international humanitarian order. Globalization may be a good thing, but it has a dark underbelly.

[E] Russia is a powerful country which owns military superiority

[F] We must also assume the continued decline of Russia. It shows how far things have gone (and how quickly) when what was once the second most powerful country in the world is being battered by Islamic rebels from the Caucasus. Now we have a Russian state which simply cannot cope.

[G] I do think arms control will be a big item on the agenda in future.

41._______________